Wednesday 3 August 2016

No trapping but still moths

Driving through Midhurst a couple of Buzzards soaring overhead plus a single Swift. At Pulborough a few more hoverflies despite the strong wind with Platycheirus rosarum being a year tick and this Sercomyia silentis the best looking.

Just distant Red Kite and five Buzzards and two Green Sandpipers, one just a dot in Carey's scope. No snakes today but two moths, Antler Moth on ragwort which I don't recall seeing before and a Red Underwing on the totem thanks to Anna.
Much quieter on the dragonfly front with a male Emperor and Brown Hawker disputing use of reception pond and just a single Southern Hawker on Black Pond. Both the Antler moth and Musca autumnalis showing how important ragwort is.